http://ourmedia.org/user/42454 Recently published media items from Ourmedia.org en http://ourmedia.org/node/326692 Ninja’s nightmare before Christmas. Ninja trys to hide from Santa Claus who is speaking to her directly from the television set.Ninja also addresses a listener request: tips for gay boys on how to socialize with lesbians and in the process discovers that those tips work for anyone wanting to socialize with others who are different from you.Ancient holiday celebrations mentioned: Io Saturnalia, the Feast of Fools. Famous theatre figures mentioned: Gilbert and Sullivan, George Bernard Shaw. Science experiments mentioned: growing e-coli bacteria in the lab.Shoutouts tohttp://specialdelivery.libsyn.com/ and http://www.feastoffools.net/27:13 minutes Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:54:05 -0700 http://ourmedia.org/node/307466 Ninja talks about the importance of your voice. She thinks you deserve to be heard. Your opinion matters. How important it is for you to be counted. She segues into the mysteries and annoyance of that social phenomenon called bullshit and offers up some entertaining details from Laura Penny’s fabulously written book Your Call is Important to Us. Famous politicians mentioned: Barney Frank, Pierre Elliot Trudeau. 2005 Best Sellers mentioned: On Bullshit. 30:43 minutes. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:07:59 -0700 http://ourmedia.org/node/197343 Listen to Ninja’s laundry list of gay comedians. Theory on why the resident DJ, Tony Okungbowa is leaving the Ellen talk show. What makes a good talk show host. Comedians mentioned: Lily Tomlin, Paul Lynde, Sean Hayes, Rick Mercer, Martin Short. Talk show hosts mentioned: Johnny Carson, Ellen Degeneres, Oprah Winfrey, Brian Linehan. Other celebrities mentioned: Madonna, Donald Trump. Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:04:11 -0700 Ninja http://ourmedia.org/node/188552 Ninja and Special K go wireless TV! They wonder why the creators of the British murder mystery show Rosemary and Thyme didn't go all the way and make the gardener detectives more obviously a couple. Ninja is sure it's homophobia on the part of British television progamming and Special K thinks it's just artful subtlety. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:57:32 -0800 Ninja Alternative Rock Mixed programs (talk and music) http://ourmedia.org/node/188453 It’s a mystery that may never be solved. How and why did one couple die, murdered in a Cancun, Mexico resort on Monday February 20, 2006? Have the Mexican authorities destroyed evidence and bungled the investigation beyond repair? Will we ever understand what actually happened? Ninja examines the information and disinformation we have been delivered in this case to date. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:36:10 -0800 Ninja Alternative Rock Mixed programs (talk and music) http://ourmedia.org/node/183213 Ninja and Special K discuss the Olympics. And like all good Canadians, they bow at the altar of hockey, hockey, hockey. They debate the merits and disadvantages of mixing professional athletes with amateurs. Ninja also talks about her new discovery, television’s Dead Like Me and is sad to find out that it was cancelled before she ever even saw one episode. A shoutout to Wanda Wisdom on the occasion of her one year anniversary in podcasting. Sports figures outstanding in their field mentioned: Wayne Gretsky, Haley Wickenheiser, Cindy Klassen, Clara Hughes. Sound bite credits (including theme song bites) : Dead Like Me, John Ong’s Lucky Bitch Radio theme song. 26:36 minutes. Wanda Wisdom’s show site: http://www.luckybitchradio.com/ John Ong’s site: http://onglinepodcast.com/ Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:21:01 -0800 Ninja Alternative Rock Mixed programs (talk and music) http://ourmedia.org/node/166810 Special K cannot get over the fact that Canadian MP David Emerson had the gall to cross the floor in the House of Commons and switch from the Liberal party to the Conservative party to keep what she thinks is a cushy cabinet position with all its attendant perks. Ninja and Special K finally see Lost in Translation and can’t figure out what the fuss was about and how it managed to win an Oscar. Famous comedians mentioned: Bill Murray. Famous tourist attractions mentioned: Mount Fuji. Classical theatre forms mentioned: Kabuki and Noh. Popular pastimes mentioned: Karaoke. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:21:27 -0800 Ninja http://ourmedia.org/node/165467 Some speculations about the new book some are calling a “gimmick memoir�: Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Journey Into Manhood and Back Again by Norah Vincent. Another take on the passion up on Brokeback Mountain and the music of T.S. Eliot. 18:15 minutes Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:33:27 -0800 Ninja Alternative Rock Mixed programs (talk and music) http://ourmedia.org/node/165439 An exploration of the art of listening. Things Ninja does not understand about the 1996 movie Fargo. Why she won’t be seeing Transamerica. Other movies mentioned: The Crying Game, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Movie celebrities and their famous spouses: The Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand, Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy. Books mentioned: A Million Little Pieces by William Frey. Famous local transsexuals mentioned: Nina Arsenault. 21:53 minutes Urban Legends Website: http://www.snopes.com/ Hugh Elliot’s Website: http://blogs.salon.com/0001573/ Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:13:48 -0800 Ninja Alternative Rock Mixed programs (talk and music) http://ourmedia.org/node/165377 "Kung Hei Fat Choi" Everyone! (Happy Lunar New Year)Ninja & Special K do a debrief on the Canadian election results. They also take part in some uniquely Asian Canadian activities, some to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which occurred this weekend. It’s the Year of the Dog. At the end of the show is a roughly two minute sampling of some of the flutist Ron Korb’s original compositions.27:15 minutesYou can find Rob Korb’s site at : http://www.ronkorb.com/Erratum: As Jim (http://cto.libsyn.com/) points out in the comments section, I attributed melting pot vs. cultural mosaic incorrectly. Cultural mosaic is the canadian phenomenon and melting pot is the american one. Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:39:39 -0700 Ninja http://ourmedia.org/node/151806 Ninja talks about the movie Brokeback Mountain. She wonders how this movie is different from the gay themed movies of the 50s, 60s & 70s. 18:39 minutes She also plays promos for: The HotPODatoMo Podcast Wanda Wisdom and Her Lucky Bitch Radio Show Lesbian Soup...Mmmm Tasty The Crash and Bailey Show Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:57:26 -0800 Ninja Alternative Rock Mixed programs (talk and music) http://ourmedia.org/node/144777 Ninja and Special K go to see The Producers and talk about what they thought of it. Then, a discussion of labels. Should we embrace them or shouldn’t we? Why they are necessary in order to combat ignorance, bigotry and prejudice. How not embracing labels opens up more options in terms of self-identity. You be the judge. 21 minutes. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:55:55 -0700 Ninja